FIRE NAME: Horsetail Fire DATE OF DETECTION: August 11, 2013 CAUSE: Lightning CURRENT SIZE: approximately 143 acres HORSETAIL CONTINUED: Horsetail Fire CONTAINMENT: 0% LOCATION: ½ mile north of Horsetail Falls, east of Flanders Mountain PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES ON THE FIRE: 1 Type 2 crew FRIDAY’S PLANNED ACTIVITY: Today firefighters will prep the East Fork of Hyalite for suppression action and scout opportunities for containment lines. The crew will continue clearing brush and creating handline on roads and trails in the Flanders Creek and East Fork Drainages. Helicopters will be utilized for bucket work as needed and continue to locate and assess medivac sites. CLOSURES: East Fork Hyalite - East Fork of Hyalite is closed including Palisade Falls Trailhead and picnic area, Emerald Lake Trailhead and Flanders Creek drainage. Gate is closed at East side of Hyalite Dam including Chisholm, and Hood Creek campgrounds and Palisades, Emerald Lake and Flanders Creek Trailheads are closed. Windowrock and Maxey Cabin are closed. Blackmore Day Use Area will remain open. This closure is due to the Horsetail Fire. FIRE WEATHER: Today thunderstorms will continue to impact the area with potential lightning and wetting rain. Daytime temperatures will stay between 75-80, relative humidity at 20-25%, and ridgetop winds in the 15-25 mph range from the SW possibly mixing in lower and affecting fire behavior. The inversion over the fire, present the past couple days, has lifted out early this morning and thunderstorms will likely start to develop earlier, with gusty, erratic winds possible surrounding the cells.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:45:39 +0000
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